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tar.

whipping sound

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪ar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. whipping sound

    onomatopoeic
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/ˈtar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪ar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. apheretic form of sebentar

    colloquial
noun/ˈtar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪ar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tar, the solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke

Where this word comes from

From English tar, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-. Doublet of ter and tir.

noun/ˈtar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪ar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a type of cake

Where this word comes from

From Dutch taart, from Middle Dutch tāerte, from Old French tarte.

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